Mary Briggs — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Harris-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Mary Briggs across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Harris-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Harris-County, Texas
Surname	Briggs
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Harris
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	Justice Precinct 3
Est. Birth Year	~1897

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

10 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Damon Briggs	Son	—	6	~1934
Mary Briggs	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Edgar Briggs	Son	—	16	~1924
Arthur Briggs	Head	—	47	~1893
Ruth Briggs	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Rose Briggs	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Jo Briggs	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Albert Briggs	Son	—	12	~1928
Dudley Briggs	Son	—	7	~1933
Norma Briggs	Daughter	—	14	~1926

Census Appearances

1930

Harris, Texas

Spouse, age 33

Harris, Texas · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Briggs
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Harris-County, Texas

Spouse, age 43

Harris-County, Texas · implied b. ~1897 — 10 household members

Surname	Briggs
Given Name	Mary A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Harris
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Mary Briggs

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Texas

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Harris-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04055-00192)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Millie Baker	66	Wife	—	Texas
2	Stanley Baker	16	Son	—	Texas
3	Arnold C Korenek	33	Head	First Helper	Texas
4	Irene Korenek	26	Wife	Operator	Massachusetts
5	Virginia Korenek	6	Daughter	—	Texas
6	Arnold Jr Korenek	5	Son	—	Texas
7	Robert Korenek	3	Son	—	Texas
8	Irene Korenek	0	Daughter	—	Texas
9	Thomas J Kinard	50	Head	Laboratory	Texas
10	Cecyle A Kinard	33	Wife	—	Texas
11	Thomas J Jr Kinard	12	Son	—	Texas
12	Naomi R Kinard	7	Daughter	—	Texas
13	John A Becka	48	Head	Insulator	Texas
14	Mary Becka	39	Wife	—	Texas
15	Charlie Becka	17	Son	—	Texas
16	Lillie Mae Becka	15	Daughter	—	Texas
17	Evelyn Becka	13	Daughter	—	Texas
18	Betty Joyce Becka	7	Daughter	—	Texas
19	Emil Vadjok	30	Head	General Laborer	Texas
20	Theresa Vadjok	27	Wife	—	Texas
21	Josephine Vadjok	65	Mother	—	Texas
22	Richard H Livingston	50	Head	Reclamation	Louisiana
23	Franklin Livingston	20	Son	—	Texas
24	Melvin Livingston	18	Son	—	Texas
25	William H Ilderton	36	Head	Radio Service	Kansas
26	Daisy Ilderton	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
27	Arthur O Briggs	47	Head	Pipe Fitter Helper	Louisiana
28	Mary A Briggs THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
29	Ruth M Briggs	18	Daughter	Car-Hop	Louisiana
30	Edgar Briggs	16	Son	—	Louisiana
31	Norma Fay Briggs	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
32	Albert Roy Briggs	12	Son	—	Louisiana
33	Jo Anne Briggs	10	Daughter	—	Texas
34	Dudley Briggs	7	Son	—	Texas
35	Damon Briggs	6	Son	—	Texas
36	Rose Lucille Briggs	2	Daughter	—	Texas
37	Hugh C Fulmer	24	Head	Pipe Fitter	Kansas
38	Clara Fulmer	21	Wife	—	Louisiana
39	Michael Fulmer	0	Son	—	Texas
40	Jake Ellerbee	34	Brother-in-law	Boilermaker	Louisiana

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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